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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
Todd James Albert, Narberth, PA (US);
Rafail Zubok, Midland Park, NJ (US);
Mikhail Kvitnitsky, Clifton, NJ (US);
Todd James Albert, Narberth, PA (US);
Rafail Zubok, Midland Park, NJ (US);
Mikhail Kvitnitsky, Clifton, NJ (US);
Altus Partners, LLC, Newtown Square, PA (US);
Abstract
A stabilization system for implantation in a patient includes: a bone anchor including a head and a shaft, the shaft extending away from the head in a bone insertion direction and being operable for connection to a bone of the patient; and a tulip including: at least one channel having an opening for receiving an elongate member, the opening being oriented in a receiving direction having at least a component thereof substantially opposite to the bone insertion direction of the anchor, and (ii) a fastening mechanism operable to apply a tangential load on the elongate member to maintain the elongate member within the channel, wherein the tangential load is transverse to at least the receiving direction.